Combination sash fastener and antirattling device



Feb. 12, 1935. A. PRANEVICH COMBINATION SASH FASTENER AND ANTIRATTLING DEVICE Filed March 29, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor I .Z e0 ward/4 Renewal Feb. 12', 1935. 1.. A. PRANEVICH 1,991,294

COMBINATION SASH FASTENER AND ANTIRATTLING DEVICE Filed March 29, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet z n W I /fl- U Invenlor lea 4 842290151 flllorm sy Patented Feb. i2, 193s This invention relates broadlylto closure fa steners and is an improvementiover' thattype of closure fastener forming the subject. matter of my co-pending application Serial No. 667,086filed An object of charactercabove mentioned which will-not only serveiasf'an eflicient fastener for securing' the upper-"and:lower-sashes :of a

v window locked :either-n-closed position; or inla: partly? openposition: for? the purpose of ventilat tion,1but =to 'als'o admirably serveas, a means to preventcrattling of,:jthe window sashes in either I n ofthe positions-mentioned. I

the nestles "is to be readily applied .to

J A Still ;further object tof provide a deviceswhichcan the windows sashes without; defacing the same of the following description;

with the: accompanying drawings wherein:

to g any rnaterial: extent, and which can also \be adjusted-s0 as. to efliciently operate regardless .of

. the-conditioner the sashesdue to' sagging thereof;l The inventionj-htogether-iwith its objects and,

advantages will be bestunderstood fromra study Figureltis an elevation'al view illustrating the:

application {of the, invention with-the window sashes in fully closedposition. i i

Figure 2;is a view similar. to Figure 1'.

the application of the invention: with *the' lower sash in a partly raised position-,ifor;ventilation purposes. I

Figure, 3 is a plicationmfthe, invention: with the upper and:

lower sashes in partly open position for ventila: v\tion purposes. a Figure 4 is an enlarged detailview t'takensubastantially ontheline 4-4 of Figure 1.51 Figure 5 is an enlarged l sectional :view taken throughlthe'device I i y Figure'6 'isa transverse sectional'view taken through a portionof thedevice';

Figure '1 is an elev'ational with certain parts rernoved. 1 i ure 1 s efl t v ewer n a uste Figure!) is'a perspective vi w; of ja'holt; t Figure 10 is'an 'elevation'al viewjof a keeper bar. e t Figure .l1 is a sectional view taken substan-' tially on the line ll-+11 of Figure 10.

' Figure 12 is anelevational view of a. second keeper bar. I

Figure 13 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 13-13 of Figure 12, and

the present invention is to re'-; vide: a device of! the f wn i tri u esll nd .QA secondkeeper plate orbar 10 is-alsoprovided, andethetseme is,su s an ia vzeh h el s ped i vtaken in connection e skins,one; s d

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' i je cente e 19 r edv amm n .Figure14 is;a fragmeritary.:vertical sectional view taken at right anglesto. Figure- 11; Iijujijl. Referringttoxthe drawings by reference numerals. it willfibe seen that the =nurnera-lsi'5rand Brine dicate, respectively, the -;upper; and lower sliding :wind'ow-r. mounted within; a frame;

designa'tedaby the numersashes :of a one-side rail of'which' is al'l; :cv 51:111.; 1

In accordance withthe present invention there is secured to thesinn'er sfde of the frame of. sash 5," adjacent thetrailfl; a keeper: plate 8 iwhich substantially channel maygbe secured L byl suitable-fastening :elements shapedin;cross-:section-and hasyithe sides, thereof 1 provided with ioppositely extending -;apertur ed -;flange s 8'; wherehy-thebar:

tothesash; irame 'l'hewehof the; plate .8 isproe;

vided withia-jvertical serie's oif ispaced apertures or s10ts 9 which arqs'ubstantially;Oblong, and arel n eted j-tr r e v 5 o th p ate =8' crosssectionv asxs ho I .inrzfi'i u zlltaand i xDI nclwt e:'e dsi th reoi w th,

' he nner f c 0 h af r men ion d a i the; wih pwef am r. The ban. 10x 5 L p v i h a: v ntiwl;se ie .A t; s aced, bsta t all 9 h s me similar view illustrating'the apt-1 'sh p e the a e ure u e t r ar el n a e the v un -15am e os d t r h s2t9;(m .v ehqt n ar rm ne unit d Vet Qnee e 11 m erablr by ei i esm i ne p es a -sxtend t ri h n le we r 1 th i-f h pl e 4 4 hgh bci t 1 Q1 -ft 19f 4. a h n -th late at th fleet-1 E e 'si lmee h rail, said ne bei flhn mewlfgl-i them d: his: rail b e ws. qr t r-su tab iestiqmn 5:

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with the other The;

Pr ab hy-b n times-re e gw hheti eerme olt t e q y dium'o'w M flattenedon'diametrically opposite sides 4 s attend e eated-e en istment rcan cross section end" provided I It will be noted that the head of the bolt 17 operating in' the bolt casing 16 of plate 14 is adapted to engage with theplate 8 while the bolt associated with the plate 15 is adapted to engage with the keeper bar or plate 10, the first named bolt serving to lock the two sashes to each other, and the second named bolt serving to lock said sashes to the window frame.

In this connection it will also be appreciated that when the head 17a of a bolt 17 is projected into the aperture of the proper keeper bar 8, or 10, as the casemrbepand the boltssubaequently rotatedLmotch 19 will ee'ngage the keeper .bar at one edge of the aperture with the result that a binding effect is produced to the end that the window sash, or sashes, as the case may bewill be securely held against rattling. Y 4

Each bolt casing 16 is provided with'an'elom" gated slot 20 that connects a relatively'elongated keeper notch or recess 21 keeper notch or recess 22.

Each bolt 17 has screw threadedly-gmgaged therewith a knob 23 the shank of which is adapted .to operate in the slot 20 .upon :sliding :movementof theZbolt 1127, and @witlhthe boltt17 ina' projected :position :to more .into :the notch :21 .upon rotation of-the :and with thezbolti in a retracted position, :toxmove into notch :22 "upon .rotation .of the shalt. JlWith :the knob .23 engaged in the recess or match :22 bolt =17 -wi1l1be held -in a retracted position against the action of spring 18. I

would be no positive holding of the window sas'h against rattl'ing. To overcome this :de'fect'there has :provided tor each of the bolt casings 16 an-adjustment plate 24 that slidablyrests on the base (plate et bolt casing 16' as suggested inFiguros=5 and-6. The pIate-M is provided with a slot 25 to accommodate a screw 26 that is threaded iirrto' the base plateand which" is adapted to bind upon therplate 24'in a manner sec ur ing the same "at the desired adjustment. atone edge thereof the =plate 24 is provided with 'a-pair 1 of -spaced flanges which are spaced-a distanceapart materially less't the opposite tioned 'flanges include a flange an the distance'between 2a which latter-flange is-about :one-ha-lfthewidth of the flange '27 -and -is-arranged midway between the-flange 27 and the end edge -oftheplate "24 farthest remote from the flange 27. Theflanges 2'7, 28 are suitably curved. to overlie the bolt 'casing -16 as shown Figure 6, and the'se flange-s 27, 28 serve for accommodating the knob 23 of the belt at the proper projected position and with very limited play. "It will thus be seenthat with the notch 19 in the head of a 'bolt -1'.'? engaged with the proper keeper'plates -8, 10, and the knob 13 of the bolt engaged in "the space .between the flanges 27, ,28, and with adjusted-position, a rigid locking of the two sashes together, and of window frame is obtainable to an extent tending to eliminaterattlingof "the window sashes. It will be noted that the apertures? in plate that there "are no end edges with'wl'rich *the slot with a relatively short From the -above'will be apparent that with slots 21; Theaforemenother of :theznotches,

'to provide between them a notchplate 24 at the properly the lower sash with the- 19 of the bolt 17 will engage when the bolt has been rotated and is retracted for the purpose of releasing the upper and lower sashes.

To guard against the notch 19 of the bolt engaging with the plate 10 at the upper edge of one of the apertures 13, when said bolt is rotated for releasing the lower sash, said plate 10 at the upper edge of each of the apertures 13 has a lip 13?) ipresscd inwardly therefrom as;v best shown in'Elgure 1.4.

To facilitate the raising and lowering of the "upper sash each plate 8 is provided with a suit- '"acmanner thought apparent.

"It will also be understood that when the sashes :are in fnllyclosed position the upper sash will be forced upwardly and the lower sash forced downwardly into a tightly closed position upon arotation of the bolt 17 operating in the housing 16 in the operation of engaging the notch in thebolt'wi thran edge of ftheslot-Q of "said'plate, into 'whichthezhead :ofxthe bolt is projected, for the purpose. of- :locking 'the sashes .in their closed position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as :new is:

-1. A rsash iastener :iconsisting provided .in the pair .of matches some 501 :which .is :longer than the other,. a springipressed :bolt contained :within the bolttcasing and having a knob .operating in the slot and adapted :to ;be, upon .rotationiof :the .bolt in one direction, engaged With .a :selected one-:of said notches, and an adjustment plate slidabl-y engaged with the :bolt and having a flange part :overlying the bolt casing -and provided with a ':notch 40f #lessflength than the longest 015 the first named notches and adapted to recei've the of a ibolt casing knob .oiiboltwhen :theibolt is in aproj'ected position for holding said :bolt rat the desired :a'djtustment .in the last inam ed position thereof;

' :2. .A combination sash fastener and anti-rah tling device-comprising a right :angular plate, each member of which has ra bolt casing' connected Ethereto, said bolt'casing having a longitudinalsslot provided wvithmotches at it's'end, one of the notches being 0f greater length than the a bolt working in said :bolt casing and having :alaterally projecting iknob, a slide :plate on' the'member of the r ig ht angular plate adjacent to the bolt casing, means forsecuring :the slide plate-at the desired adjustment, said -slide =plate having a pair of spaced apart curved flanges disposed concentric to the bolt casing and overlying the longest notch, said flanges ibeing :adap't d fto'receive :therebetween the knob of the bolt. Y r

8.. A combinationmash :Iastener andanti-rattling device, including in combination, a :plate, a bolt casing ,mounted on said plate ,and provided with a longitudinal slot, ."a bolt operating in the bolt casing for sliding and zrotativer novement, and an adjustmentplateslidahly mounted on the first named plate and .having substantially closely spaced stop flanges overlying the bolt casing and between which flanges ,the. knob of the bolt is receivable for securing the bolt at; the .desired adjustment.

L ONARD a. "TPRANI'EVICH.

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